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Amazonite & Schorl

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Amazonite & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Tennvatn Pegmatite, Sørfold, Nordland, Norway
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Crystallized amazonite and schorl from an amazonite pegmatite in northern Norway, which unusually rich in Be and As minerals. The schorl is up to 2.2 cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amazonite

Variety Of: 

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0